Browsing Master Theses & Projects by Issue Date
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Design and development of an automated uranium pellet stacking system
(2009-06-01)A novel design for an automated uranium pellet stacking system is presented. This system is designed to replace the manual method for stacking uranium pellets for CANDU fuel bundles that is currently used at Cameco Fuel ... -
Integration of heterogeneous data types using self organizing maps
(2009-07-01)With the growth of computer networks and the advancement of hardware technologies, unprecedented access to data volumes become accessible in a distributed fashion forming heterogeneous data sources. Understanding and ... -
Design and development of a novel omni-directional platform
(2009-08-01)This thesis presents the design and development of a unique omni-directional platform known as the Omnibot which was built in the Mechatronic and Robotic Systems Laboratory at UOIT. The Omnibot's layout is novel because ... -
Design and development of a novel lightweight long-reach composite robotic arm
(2009-08-01)Metallic robotic arms, or manipulators, currently dominate automated industrial operations, but due to their intrinsic weight, have limited usefulness for large-scale applications in terms of precision, speed, and ... -
Novel tele-operation of mobile-manipulator systems
(2009-08-01)A novel algorithm for the simplified tele-operation of mobile-manipulator systems is presented. The algorithm allows for unified, intuitive, and coordinated control of mobile manipulators, systems comprised of a robotic ... -
Performance assessment of transient behaviour of small wind turbines
(2009-08-01)Small wind turbine installations have a variety of potential uses, each with unique performance demands and operating conditions. Many applications require that the turbine is placed in wind conditions that are not ideal ... -
Analysis of alternative energy options for buildings
(2009-08-01)The importance of utilizing different types of energy and their technical application is discussed. Awareness around the globe about the world energy crisis and its critical environmental condition has put more emphasis ... -
Design of 3-DOF parallel manipulators for micro-motion applications
(2009-08-01)This thesis presents two unique micro-motion parallel kinematic manipulators (PKM): a three degrees of freedom (3-DOF) micro-motion manipulator and a 3-DOF micro-motion manipulator with actuation redundancy. The 3-DOF ... -
Research on remote control of reconfigurable modular robotic system
(2009-08-01)Serial manipulators, which have large work space with respect to their own volume and occupied floor space, are the most common industrial robots by far. However, in many environments the situation is unstructured and less ... -
Heat and fluid flow analysis in a molten CuCl heat exchanger
(2009-10-01)The Cu-Cl thermochemical cycle is a promising method to generate hydrogen as a clean fuel for human use in the future. The cycle can be coupled to nuclear reactors to supply its heat requirements. The cycle generates ... -
Thermodynamic performance evaluation and experimental study of a Marnoch Heat Engine
(2009-10-01)The Marnoch Heat Engine (MHE) is a recently patented type of new heat engine that produces electricity from lower temperature heat sources. The MHE utilizes lower temperature differences to generate electricity than any ... -
Joint uplink-downlink beamforming in multi-antenna relaying schemes
(2009-11-01)The thesis examines the problem of joint receive and transmit beamforming for a wireless network which consists of one relay node equipped with multiple antennas. The transmitter and the receiver are single antenna ... -
Dynamic flowgraph methodology for reliability modelling of networked control systems: with application to a nuclear-based hydrogen production plant
(2009-12-01)The use of communication networks in digital control systems introduces stability and reliability concerns. Standard reliability and safety assessment methods need further modification to accommodate the issue in the ... -
Transient heat transfer analysis of heat exchangers in a Marnoch Heat Engine
(2009-12-01)The Marnoch heat engine (MHE) is a new type of power generation device that is under research and development at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology. In this thesis, the transient heat transfer behaviour of ... -
Cooperative localization based on received signal strength in wireless sensor network
(2010-01-01)Localization accuracy based on RSS (Received Signal Strength) is notoriously inaccurate in the application of wireless sensor networks. RSS is subject to shadowing effects, which is signal attenuation caused by stationary ... -
Reliability evaluation of the two bus interface controllers in the Darlington simulator
(2010-01-01)The Darlington simulator is now two decades old and, in common with any nuclear simulator of a similar age, suffers the problem of parts aging and obsolescence. In the past, replacement parts were available from the original ... -
Enhancing geothermal heat pump systems with parametric performance analyses
(2010-04-01)Parametric performance analyses and comparison of a basic geothermal heat pump, a heat pump cycle with motor cooling/refrigerant preheating, and a heat pump cycle utilizing an economizer with respect to first law is conducted ... -
Study of an internal combustion engine to burn hydrogen fuel and backfire elimination using a carburetor fuel delivery method
(2010-04-01)Hydrogen appears to be a clean and sustainable fuel for transportation vehicles, including internal combustion engine vehicles. In this research, a 1986 GMC Sierra truck with a 350CID 5.7L V8, 4 barrel carbureted Chevrolet ... -
Powertrain technology and cost assessment of battery electric vehicles
(2010-04-01)This thesis takes EV from the late 90’s as a baseline, assess the capability of today’s EV technology, and establishes its near-term and long-term prospects. Simulations are performed to evaluate EVs with different ... -
Thermodynamic performance assessment of three biomass-based hydrogen production systems
(2010-04-01)Hydrogen is likely to be an important energy carrier in the future. It can be produced by the steam reforming of natural gas, coal gasification and water electrolysis among other processes. However current processes are ...